State Will Host Meeting on Hog Farm Application

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The state will host a public information meeting on a proposed 4,900-hog farm near Mark Twain Lake in northeast Missouri. The state Department of Natural Resources is hosting the meeting in response to public concern about the operation in Ralls County. The meeting will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Monroe City. Members of the DNR and other agencies will answer questions. In January, David Luetkemeyer of St. Louis County applied to build a concentrated animal feeding operation or CA-FO for about 5,000 hogs. DNR is still considering the application. Some residents worry about odor and possible contamination of nearby Mark Twain Lake.